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Have launchTemplateId/Instance template for LSF Google Resource Connector work the same as if launching from Google cli/portal

Google LSF Resource Connector has the option to launch VMs based off Instance Template feature of GCP thru the launchTemplateId field in googleprov_templates.json. There is additional flexibility in being able to override settings defined in the I...
about 3 years ago in Spectrum LSF / Cloud Bursting 0 Future consideration

RTM License Accounting by Token Cost, not Monthly Total Cost

The new License Accounting feature could be extremely useful. This concept was presented to us by Larry Adams, Cacti Architect. Currently, you can define an 'application' and a monthly cost for whatever licenses are associated with that applicatio...
almost 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Not under consideration

Fix systemd unit file created by hostsetup to allow MPI jobs to use RDMA

In response to RFE #89685, requesting the creation and use of a systemd unit file, the fix 432732. The fix modified hostsetup to create the unit file, below, and register the lsfd service. [Unit]Description=IBM Spectrum LSFAfter=network.target nfs...
over 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered

LSF Complementations in Delaying LDAP Responses

As we know, badmin reconfig checks whether an invalid user is set in lsb.users.But if an LDAP response is very delayed, LSF can only continue to wait for this.LSF does not have a function to reduce the username resolution time, and LSF does not lo...
over 4 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

RTM: application profiles are not visible when not used

when an application profile is set on a cluster but not yet used or not used since a period of time (a day?), it's not visible in RTM. it will be very useful to create a mysql table containing bapp -l output !
over 9 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Not under consideration

Increase LSF Explorer auto log out time value

We are using LSF Explorer 10.2.0.9, while running queries for data older than 3-4 weeks which takes more time LSF Explorer auto logs out(300 seconds) while the query is still running in the background. In TS003951590 the concerned IBM support pers...
almost 5 years ago in Spectrum LSF / Reporting/Explorer 0 Delivered

Have License Scheduler Automatically Prune its Database

LSF License Scheduler can create a database directory that log's token usage by feature. Over years, this directory can become cluttered, and impact License Scheduler performance. There should be a setting in License Scheduler to prune that direct...
almost 6 years ago in Spectrum LSF / License Management 0 Not under consideration

Fix mysqltool.sh script

The mysqltool.sh which can be used for PAC database maintenance has several issues: a) It seems to try to save databases that one apparently shouldn't (performance_schema) and fails with locking errors ("mysqldump: Got error: 1142: "SELECT,LOCK TA...
almost 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 0 Delivered

LSF automatically delete groups even when Limits exist

According to documentation:"Automatic job group cleanupWhen an implicitly created job group becomes empty, it can be automatically deleted by LSF. Job groups that can be automatically deleted cannot:1. Have limits that are specified including thei...
over 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

[RESEARCH] Authentication - Single Sign On - Active Directory

Provide MS - Active Directory and Kerberos authentication mechanism in PAC to allow seamless integration with company-wide systems. Every modern company uses AD for authentication with the correct roles and groups certain set of users should be al...
over 9 years ago in Spectrum LSF 3 Delivered